diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6a9a1e0..dc26dde 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -94,15 +94,6 @@ version = "1.0.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "330a5ed07fa54e4702c9d6c4174f74427fc0ef6e214bbd677ae50a5099946470"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "approx"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f2a05fd1bd10b2527e20a2cd32d8873d115b8b39fe219ee25f42a8aca6ba278"
-dependencies = [
- "num-traits",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "approx"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -235,12 +226,6 @@ version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "base64"
-version = "0.22.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bit_field"
 version = "0.10.3"
@@ -383,16 +368,6 @@ version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cgmath"
-version = "0.18.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a98d30140e3296250832bbaaff83b27dcd6fa3cc70fb6f1f3e5c9c0023b5317"
-dependencies = [
- "approx 0.4.0",
- "num-traits",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cmake"
 version = "0.1.57"
@@ -583,18 +558,6 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d8b14ccef22fc6f5a8f4d7d768562a182c04ce9a3b3157b91390b52ddfdf1a76"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "easy-gltf"
-version = "1.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1203d5e3b06d11431cd680b7d89fe3565ea797e948a3869aa791f10855b02175"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "cgmath",
- "gltf",
- "image",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.15.0"
@@ -925,7 +888,7 @@ version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3ce1918195723ce6ac74e80542c5a96a40c2b26162c1957a5cd70799b8cacf7"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.13.1",
+ "base64",
  "byteorder",
  "gltf-json",
  "image",
@@ -1326,7 +1289,7 @@ version = "0.34.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df76ea0ff5c7e6b88689085804d6132ded0ddb9de5ca5b8aeb9eeadc0508a70a"
 dependencies = [
- "approx 0.5.1",
+ "approx",
  "glam 0.14.0",
  "glam 0.15.2",
  "glam 0.16.0",
@@ -2347,7 +2310,7 @@ version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c99284beb21666094ba2b75bbceda012e610f5479dfcc2d6e2426f53197ffd95"
 dependencies = [
- "approx 0.5.1",
+ "approx",
  "num-complex",
  "num-traits",
  "paste",
@@ -2735,7 +2698,7 @@ name = "vulkano-test"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "easy-gltf",
+ "gltf",
  "image",
  "log",
  "nalgebra",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19b1ced..716a386 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ serde_json = "1.0.149"
 anyhow = "1.0.104"
 thiserror = "2.0.19"
 log = "0.4.29"
-easy-gltf = "1.1.5"
+gltf = "1.4.1"
diff --git a/src/common/material.rs b/src/common/material.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ad37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/material.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+pub struct MaterialRegistry {
+    materials: HashMap<String, Material>
+}
+
+impl MaterialRegistry {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            materials: HashMap::new()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register(&mut self, id: String, material: Material) {
+        self.materials.insert(id, material);
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, id: &String) -> Option<&Material> {
+        self.materials.get(id)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Encapsulates all the information that makes up a PBR (physically based rendering) material.
+/// These materials should be stored in a [`MaterialRegistry`], with a unique key.
+pub struct Material {
+    /// The base color of the material.
+    pub base_color: [f32; 4],
+    /// The metallic value of the material. This should be a number between 0 and 1.
+    pub metallic: f32,
+    /// The roughness value of the material. This should be a number between 0 and 1.
+    pub roughness: f32,
+    /// The path of the normal map for this material, if any.
+    pub normal_map: Option<String>,
+    /// The path of the base color's texture, if any.
+    pub base_color_texture: Option<String>,
+}
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 13957ac..439b6b2 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pub mod mesh;
 pub mod scene;
 pub mod render_batch;
 pub mod camera;
+mod material;
diff --git a/src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs b/src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs
index 1d87c8a..9354bc1 100644
--- a/src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs
+++ b/src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs
@@ -1,40 +1,50 @@
 use std::path::Path;
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use crate::loaders::mesh_loader::{MeshFileLoader, MeshInfo};
 
 pub struct GltfLoader;
 
 impl MeshFileLoader for GltfLoader {
     fn load_mesh(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<MeshInfo> {
-        let scenes = easy_gltf::load(path)
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("could not load gltf file: {e}"))?;
-
-        println!("Found {} scene(s) in gltf file", scenes.len());
-
-        let scene = scenes.first()
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("no scenes in gltf file"))?;
-
-        println!("Found {} model(s) in gltf file", scene.models.len());
+        let (document, buffers, _) = gltf::import(path)?;
 
         let mut vertices = Vec::new();
         let mut normals = Vec::new();
         let mut uvs = Vec::new();
         let mut indices = Vec::<u32>::new();
-        for model in &scene.models {
-            // Indices must be offset by the number of vertices that are already registered.
-            let idx_offset = vertices.len() as u32;
 
-            // Put all vertex info together for a MeshInfo struct
-            for vertex in model.vertices() {
-                vertices.push(*vertex.position.as_ref());
-                normals.push(*vertex.normal.as_ref());
-                uvs.push([vertex.tex_coords.x, vertex.tex_coords.y, 0.0]);
+        for mesh in document.meshes() {
+            for primitive in mesh.primitives() {
+                // Read the primitives as vertices and indices,
+                // and register a material for the primitive as well
+                let vert_offset = vertices.len() as u32;
+
+                let reader = primitive.reader(|buffer_index| Some(&buffers[buffer_index.index()]));
+
+                if let Some(positions) = reader.read_positions() {
+                    for position in positions {
+                        vertices.push(position);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let Some(normals_iter) = reader.read_normals() {
+                    for normal in normals_iter {
+                        normals.push(normal);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let Some(tex_coords) = reader.read_tex_coords(0) {
+                    for uv in tex_coords.into_f32() {
+                        uvs.push([uv[0], uv[1], 0.0]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let Some(indices_iter) = reader.read_indices() {
+                    for index in indices_iter.into_u32() {
+                        indices.push(index + vert_offset);
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            model.indices()
-                .expect("failed to find indices")
-                .iter()
-                .map(|i| i + idx_offset)
-                .for_each(|i| indices.push(i));
         }
 
         Ok(MeshInfo {
diff --git a/test_scene.scene b/test_scene.scene
index e93c0a6..0598906 100644
--- a/test_scene.scene
+++ b/test_scene.scene
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
           0.0
         ],
         "scale": [
-          20.0,
-          20.0,
-          20.0
+          1.0,
+          1.0,
+          1.0
         ]
     }
   }